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| Whats playing on your system today? Todd is great. I have admired his originality, humor, and craftmanship for a long time. Although sometimes I( don't know what to)feel (had to say that) that he could use a good editor, he plays what he wants, how he wants- and that is probably his... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? In the never ending pursuit of off the radar new music, here are a couple of fun additions to recommend:Britta Phillips- "Luck or Magic" Britta was bass player for one of my favorite 90's bands- Luna. She is also married to the frontman Dean Wareh... | |
| Best Sounding Classic Rock Cd's Another great sounding blues cd is Mitch Kashmar- Live at Labatts. Incredible harmonica player. This is a good party disc. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Had some friends over last night and sipped on some Belle Meade bourbon and listened to;Real Estate- AtlasWar on Drugs- Lost in a DreamFuturebirds- Hotel PartiesThe Horrors- LuminousSuede- Night Thoughts The new Suede is great and sounds fantastic... | |
| Best Sounding Classic Rock Cd's Supertramp- Crime of the CenturyJethro Tull- Aqualung (40th anniversary ed.)Allman Brothers- Idlewild South (deluxe ed.)Look for classic rock albums remastered by Stephen Wilson. He has a tasteful ear and high standards.In the blues department, tr... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Love the Continental Drifters, DBs, Don Dixon, Golden Palominos, et al. I associate Mitch Easter's Let's Active and early REM with that genre as well as the Connells, Guadalcanal diary, the Jayhawks (who have a new one out) because of the vocals, ... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? I dusted off "Peggy Suicide" by Julian Cope last night. I had forgotten what a weird dude he is, but also enjoyed the music a lot. Cope definitely has the Iggy Pop/Bowie vibe going on this one. | |
| "Epic" compositions worth giving a spin "Get Ready"- Rare Earth Live"Gates of Delirium"- Yes"Anesthetize" Porcupine Tree"Utopia"- Todd Rungren's Utopia | |
| Just how great is Elvis Costello There is an interesting documentary currently playing on Showtime called "Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance". I particularly enjoyed the point they made that Costello is respected by other artists not only for his musicianship and arranging capabiliti... | |
| What's your opinion on Jimmy Fallon's House band THE ROOTS? I think it was a great move by Fallon to hire them. In a day and age of artists using autotune to achieve an image of what they think sells, the Roots are refreshing in their originality. A sense of humor also doesn't hurt. | |
| RIP Lemmy I think that Lemmy was always fun to watch because of his larger than life personality. Regardless of whether or not you appreciated his music, I always enjoyed his partying antics particularly with women because as he would freely admit- Lemmy wa... | |
| 2016: a new year for music.... If you enjoy alternative rock and roll, there are a few interesting releases in the next month including The Cult, The London Suede, and Primal Scream. | |
| 2016: a new year for music.... Steven Wilson's "4 1/2" is pretty good too if you want to rock out your neighbors. | |
| 2016: a new year for music.... I have been enjoying The Knickerbocker All-Stars- "Go Back Home to the Blues" and the new Tedeschi Trucks Band " Let Me Get By".Looking forward to Lucinda as well and am curious about the latest Neil Young archive release. | |
| R.I.P. David Bowie Bowie was certainly one of the most original artists of a generation. I think my favorite Bowie album is "Station to Station" or maybe "Young Americans", although the truth is that he has so many fantastic moments in his catalogue that it is hard ... |